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Turtlebeach z6 earforce headset Mic is only producing muffled sounds
My turtlebeach head set which i have been using for a while has just begun to produce muffled squeaking sounds whenever i speak on skype. I can hear my voice normally through the speakers (that is a ...
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Wire colors in Targus laptop charger
I have a charger that came with my laptop, which is broken and a Targus APA69 Univeral charger, which is missing the plug.
As I am traveling and short on cash, I decided to attempt to splice the plug ...
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Lost Power During apt-get install, Can't Resolve Missing Dependencies
I tried to install mercurial today, and the power went out. Now, when I try to install any packages, it complains about a couple of different things:
>$ sudo apt-get install mercurial
[sudo] ...
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Mac audio does not work, could be hardware issue
Plain Mac OS X installation (10.6.8), and all of a sudden the audio stopped working. I get visual feedback upon changing volume with the keyboard, and the icon in the top right reports that audio is ...
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Error 32 (Broken Pipe)
I bought a Crucial SSD and when trying to back up my 2009 MacBook Pro (13") to it I get the error 32 broken pipe message and it will not copy. Any suggestions?
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Is there any use for dead ebook readers? [closed]
I have a Sony Reader with an apparently dead screen (I think someone sat on it), and a Kindle with a permanently "Empty Battery" screen. I'm on a crusade to throw away as much as possible, but maybe ...
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How To Remove A Broken Program From the Programs and Features List In Windows 7?
On a Windows 7 64-bit desktop, there is a program on the Programs and Features list (Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features) that refused to uninstall. The error obtained is:
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How to determine which hardware component is broken?
I have a PC which I can no longer turn on. That is, I press the power button and nothing happens, not even the CPU fan starts spinning.
I have tried removing all but the most essential components (so ...
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Pulsating buzzing sound… Should I be worried?
My computer recently began making a pulsating buzzing noise. It will be sitting quietly, when all off a sudden there's a buzzBuzzBUZZBuzzbuzz sound, repeating again and again. It's actually pretty ...
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Dell laptop keyboard doesn't work
I'm trying to fix my in-laws laptop, it's a Dell Studio 1745 that's running Windows 7 64 bit.
The problem is that most of the keys on the keyboard do not work. The function keys work and the caps ...
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Keyboard Broken
My mom's been using an old laptop whose keyboard appears to have broken. The problem manifests itself such that some keys group themselves into groups of three such that when she presses any one key ...
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Hot glue and Hard drives
I recently bought a 2.5" internal HHD for my desktop computer. During the install I broke the plastic part off the SATA connecter port leaving only the bare pins. For an illustration see below (not ...
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How to access single files from partially broken disk?
My laptop fell down and now I cannot start it. BIOS Hard drive tests shows "Error Code: 0000 Read Verification Failed" on the 0% of the test.
I need to copy data from the disk and thus I took it off ...
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LMDE detects a wireless card, but can't use it
LMDE can see my wireless card, and correctly identifies it, but it refuses to let me turn it on through the shiny graphical interface. Is there a way to use the non-shiny terminal to turn on my ...
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Script to catch broken links due to *case-sensitvity*?
I just migrated one of our uses from a Windows-based webserver to a Linux one.
On the Windows-based one, it was case-insensitive, so he could have a directory called "ARTICLES" and he could refer to ...
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Laptop screen is cracked, external monitor only mirroring the broken laptop screen
I did something stupid. When my Dell Vostro 1000 laptop screen cracked and went all crazy and I couldn't see anything, I attached it to an external monitor and pressed Fn + F5 and it worked.
But ...
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power button broken, DIY hacks anyone?
So, my laptop is a Dell model # pp39l. The little red wire connecting the power button to the battery is severed. Past warranty, tech support tells me it's a few weeks and a few hundred dollars (yuck) ...
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Compaq 615 Laptop not Turning On
I bought a Compaq 615 as a quick replacement laptop 2 years ago. In the past few months I've noticed that it has been getting quite hot, so much so that in the past few weeks it has been reaching ...
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How long does it take for a failing HDD to die? [closed]
I have a 320 GB HDD at 5400 RPM that I bought as part of the first Dell laptop I ever got. This laptop (an Inspiron 1545) was relatively fast to start, but performance declined over time.
But now, ...
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Laptop screen broken; can't get external monitor working
I have a Gateway NV series laptop, and the screen is broken. I have an external monitor, but I don't know how to get it working. I'm trying the fn-f4 thing, but nothing happens during bootup or after ...
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How to change a file's “open with” setting to another instance of the program with the same name?
I have 8 versions of a particular piece of software installed (versions 5.1.0 through 5.1.7). I need all versions installed so I can occasionally test using the older versions. They're all in ...
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Fixing my Dual Boot Linux/Windows Computer
I have a dual boot Acer Aspire One, after reinstalling Windows back to "original factory", the way it was straight out of the box, it now will not boot up at all. It goes to the Windows start screen ...
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Broken Formatting When Copying From Notepad
Example:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer ...
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Is there anything I can do to save my screenless Inspiron 6000?
So, my old Inspiron 6000 was working. It had no screen, but, I was able hook a monitor up to it and use it.
One thing, though, when it was booting up, BIOS would not show on the monitor. Only when it ...
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Fixed computer… but I have no clue what I changed to fix it. Ideas?
Describing what is broken:
The computer in question broke a couple weeks ago. Specifically the computer was broken in such a way that when I turn the computer on the computer turns on but the screen ...
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Stuck with extended desktop cracked screen laptop - how to revert to normal display?
My Gateway Vista laptop screen is cracked, I have an external monitor plugged in which was working perfectly until I went into personalize my screen to extend the desktop.
Now I can't get back into ...
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sudo broken. Unable to enter recovery mode to fix it
I broke sudo when I wrongly edited a file in /etc/sudoers.d in vi(did not use visudo :-().
I read that I could fix the same by rebooting into the 'Recovery Mode' by selecting the same from the grub ...
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VGA-out problem on Packard Bell Ipower 5243
I've got an old Packard Bell Ipower 5243 laptop.
The screen is broken but the VGA-out port still works... kind of.
See: sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. And I have no idea what the cause is.
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I broke the USB port on my external HDD. How do I fix this?
I have a WD 1.5 TB External HD. I carelessly left the device plugged in, stepped off my bed, foot landed on the cord stuck in the USB port and now the USB port is broken. It's loose inside the ...
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Fix a broken apache2 install on debian squeeze
I accidentally broke my apache2 install and was wondering if i could completely remove apache2 and all related anything then completely reinstall and start from scratch?
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Is there any product to prevent a broken screen's pieces from falling from it?
I just had an accident and broke my MacBook's screen. It still works (there are no "dead" pixels), but I'm worried that some of the broken pieces might fall from the screen. Is there any product could ...
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Is my HDD dead forever?
Yesterday I turned on my computer and it couldn't boot.
I found out the hd (320GB SATA Seagate Momentus 7200.3 for notebook) was broken and it couldn't be recognized by the BIOS.
I have another of ...
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Repairing linux
after last hard restart My linux broke and now I can't see icons on several folders, files and buttons. How can I fix these ?
In mozilla I can't see all icons like refresh or back.
In Applications ...
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My Office Suite always looks like Window Classic Style
I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to ask such a question, but i'm hoping someone can help me in any case.
I have Office 2007 with the exception of Outlook 2007 installed on my pc. In addition ...
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Generate “broken images” report using my browser (intranet)?
I have an intranet site with many broken images. I need to generate a report that shows which images the browser wasn't able to download during my browsing session (the report should span all of the ...
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Fujitsu Siemens S7010 power problems
I know this is a bit of a long shot, but please bear with me. My Fujitsu Siemens S7010 notebook no longer powers up.
Presently, when I plug in the AC adapter, an AC icon briefly appears in the LED ...
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Google Chrome 6, content retrieval broken?
I just updated to Google Chrome 6, and the web is falling apart around me.
Our internal web-based support system just gives me:
This webpage is not available.
The webpage at <url> might be ...
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how to fix a broken package in ubuntu 10.04 lts
Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.1
5.1.41-3ubuntu12.1 (using .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3_amd64.deb)
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It hangs until i reboot the thing.
This is not a normal error.
I'm ...
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Regluing a jumpdrive case to the jump drive
Question: what can I uses as a glue and how should I apply it to the circuit board and case of my jump drive so the two stay together again?
Info:
I have a Corsair Flash Voyager. It's a lovely ...
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Is my HD broken? Can i use it for anything?
Someone suggested formatting my HD so I won't try to read bad data. From what I understand the OS marks which clusters are bad and skips them. So after copying all my data I did a quick format to ...
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Portion of Screen Broke
A portion of my laptop screen broke. Is there any kind of software that will just ignore that part and resize everything accordingly? It's like 1/6 of the screen on the right that makes anything over ...
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gnome-terminal Breaks After Changing the Default Size at Startup
I tried this answer, but it broke my Gnome Terminal, with this error message:
There was a problem with the command for this terminal
Text was empty (or contained only whitespace)
I tried ...
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XP SP2 Event log not logging events
I have a problem whereby a terminal appears not to be logging events correctly and occasionally appears to have problems communicating accross the network.The terminal has previously been infected ...
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How do I fix broken .exe file association in Windows Vista?
Somehow the file association for all .exe files has been deleted on my windows vista machine. For some reason the only thing I can open is Firefox. I think it was the result of a virus. So I have ...
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How to figure out if hardware is slower than it should be?
I'm pretty sure that my computer is slower than it should be and it has been that since a got it.
For instance it lags a lot in Counter Strike Source. And yes I've installed all the newest drivers.
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Dead USB flash drive
So a friend has come to me with a problem. They have a dead USB thumb drive which no longer responds when plugged into a machine.
I've tried it in a Mac and it doesn't even respond, at least on a ...
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Google Chrome 4.0.249.89 not working
Good day to you,
I am running Google Chrome 4.0.249.89 and noticed a weird behavior with it. It loads but I get this error, notice there is an absent of commonly used pages in the display itself and ...
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Latest Karmic Ubuntu update broke system
Today I installed updates for my ubuntu and there were some problems. It said that it can't do everything, but there was an option to continue. It wanted to remove a lot of packages and during that ...
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“Repair” procedure for broken Asus Eee power adaptor
I have an Asus Eee PC 901 with a broken power supply. Doing some Internet search, I found a blog response stating that these power supplies can be repaired by "smacking them on a desk /floor / even ...
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Locked out of my Mac - Help!
I have an older Macbook Pro, 15" that I picked up on eBay. I had been letting my mother use it for the past year.
Somehow she (or someone else) changed her password. Now she uses an external ...
